Coyote Point Systems Equalizer GX Series, Administration Manual

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System Settings
Network Configuration
Clicking on the
System
configuration tab on the GUI and then the
u
beside Network will expand the
branch to provide access to the
Interface
configuration screen, the
Link Aggregation
configuration
screen, the
VLAN
configuration screen and the IPv6
Tunnel
configuration screen.
Interfaces
To view statistics for an interface in the GUI, select the
System
configuration tab and then click on
the arrow (
4
) beside
Network
to expand the branch. Select
Interface
and then click on a port on the
Equalizer port display on the right to display statistics.
Autonegotiation (GX Only)
If the you select Full from the drop down list, the Speed and Duplex
selections are not available. If Select or Force are selected, you can then
set the desired speed/duplex. Whether you choose full, select, or force
depends on the operating characteristics of the device on the other end of
the connection. Check the documentation for the other device and try to
match the settings as much as possible on both sides of the connection.
Full
If you select this option the load balancer will attempt to auto negotiate the
highest available speed with the unit on the other end of the connection.
Select (GX Only)
Autonegotiation at the current speed and duplex parameter settings
only.
Force (GX Only)
Set the port to the current speed and duplex parameter settings with no
auto negotiation.
Duplex Mode
If the port status is Link Up, this is the current port duplex setting. If the
status is Link Down, this is either the highest duplex that can be
negotiated, or the force setting. Can be set to
Full or Half .
Speed
If the Port Status is Link Up , this is the current port speed. If the Port
Status is Link Down , this is the highest speed that can be negotiated, or
the force setting. Can be set to 10 , 100 , or 1000 Mbps.
On the GX series, the link light on Equalizer's ports will be displayed in
green
• when connected at 1 Gbps and amber
•
when connected at 100
Mbps.
On the E370LX Equalizer, the link light will be displayed in amber
•
when
connected at 1 Gbps and green • when connected at 100 Mbps.
On the E470LX, E670LX and E970LX Equalizers link light on Equalizer's
ports will be displayed in green
• when connected at 1 Gbps and amber
•
when connected at 100 Mbps. In addition, ports 9 and 10 on Equalizer
E670LX and E970LX will be displayed in green
• when connected at 10
Gbps.
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